How to Deal with a Graffiti Problem
What motivates graffiti vandals? Some of them just want to damage your property, but many get a thrill out of seeing their "art" or "tags" in places where lots of other people can see them too. If you can deny graffiti vandals this thrill, they'll go elsewhere next time.
This is the most important thing. The faster you remove the graffiti, the less of a thrill the vandal gets. There are products on the market, such as graffiti-proof paint, that make it easier to clean off the paint. Go to this website by the Winnipeg Police Service (in Manitoba, Canada), for some good tips on how to clean different surfaces.
You may have to clean up the graffiti three times before the vandals realize its not worth their effort.
Working with neighboring businesses is a good way to deal more effectively with the graffiti problem. Click here for some ideas on doing this.
Click here for a quiz on graffiti!
Click here for a list of additional information on graffiti prevention.
